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RIVERSIDE Issue Statement Regarding Death Of Guitarist Piotr Grudziński
March 7th, 2016

Piotr Grudziński, guitarist from Warsaw, Poland-based progressive rock group Riverside, died on February 21st, 2016 following a sudden cardiac arrest.

Riverside issued the following statement: “On behalf of the family and our own we would like to thank everyone for the support and your presence in those difficult moments. Piotr passed away unexpectedly of natural causes (sudden cardiac arrest) on Sunday morning (21st February). We have remained with emptiness and open wounds which need time to heal. For obvious reasons we have decided to cancel all concerts confirmed for this year. At the same time we would like to inform you that we are going to carry out this year releases scheduled for late spring and autumn 2016. Thank you for your support.”

A tribute video in memoriam and published by the band can be viewed below.

Piotr Grudziński was born on March 15th, 1975. A co-founding member of Riverside in 2001, Grudziński appeared on all six of the band’s full-length studio albums to-date, including latest outing Love, Fear And The Time Machine, which was released on September 4th, 2015.

In Memoriam

Kochani, żegnamy Piotra w najbliższy poniedziałek 29.02 o 14:30. Warszawa. Cmentarz Komunalny Północny na Wólce Węglowej. ul. Wóycickiego 14.

Posted by Riverside on Thursday, 25 February 2016